David Hockney - 'Normandy Portraits'

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David Hockney: Normandy Portraits is a fun and quirky book that complements a major exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Revealing portraits painted in Hockney's Normandy studio between 2020 and 2022, this book showcases around 40 acrylic on canvas masterpieces of Hockney's friends and visitors, including his partner JP, pop star sensation Harry Styles, and the artist himself. Filled with 48 pages of previously unseen portraits and exclusive content, this image-led book allows readers to fully immerse themselves in Hockney's brilliant artwork.

With a playful tone and a nod to the ongoing importance of portraiture in Hockney's work, this book is sure to entertain and delight. Hockney even returned to painting after a period of using an iPad to capture the Normandy landscape, proving his belief that "drawings and paintings...are a lot better than photographs to give you a sense of the person." And with his portraits

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